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From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope
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From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope

Richard Penaskovic

Auburn, Al. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – It’s not surprising that Pope Leo XIV took the name Leo in honor of Pope Leo XIII […]

Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

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Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

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Arrest Warrant For Muqtada Al Sadr

Arrest Warrant For Muqtada Al Sadr

Arrest Warrant for Muqtada al-Sadr? The Guardian reports today that sources close to the Interim Governing Council say an arrest warrant is being prepared for […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstration In Fallujah Arrest Of

Demonstration In Fallujah Arrest Of

Demonstration in Fallujah The arrest of a senior prayer leader in Fallujah sparked a protest Wednesday by 100 religious and tribal leaders. AFP says they […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstration Tuesday In Karbala Ap

Demonstration Tuesday In Karbala Ap

Demonstration Tuesday in Karbala AP reports that a demonstration was held by followers of Muqtada al-Sadr in Karbala on Tuesday to protest the closing of […]

Juan Cole

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Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use Of Zogby

Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use Of Zogby

Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use of Zogby Poll The Zogby polling group did a sounding in Iraq last month, some results of which were trumpeted by […]

Juan Cole

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Dozens Demonstrate In Baghdad Against

Dozens Demonstrate In Baghdad Against

Dozens Demonstrate in Baghdad against Desecration of Koran It started with a minor incident. A female employee going into the Ministry of Petroleum had to […]

Juan Cole

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Evangelicals In Congress Seek To Shape

Evangelicals In Congress Seek To Shape

Evangelicals in Congress seek to Shape Iraqi Constitution Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va. have inserted provisions into the legislation that would […]

Juan Cole

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Igc Moves Against Sadr Militia In

Igc Moves Against Sadr Militia In

IGC moves Against Sadr Militia in Karbala The Interim Governing Council sent Iraqi police into the al-Mukayam mosque in the holy city of Karbala Tuesday […]

Juan Cole

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Human Rights Watch Us Killings Of

Human Rights Watch Us Killings Of

Human Rights Watch: US killings of Civilians are not Investigated Human Rights Watch maintains that US troops have killed over a hundred Iraqi civlians over […]

Juan Cole

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Authority Of Sistani Versus Muqtada Al

Authority Of Sistani Versus Muqtada Al

Authority of Sistani versus Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq Alex Berenson argues in the NYT that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has much wider support among Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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